-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *October 16, 2008 *MNDL0810.16 -Birds mentioned Great Egret American Robin Varied Thrush White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Purple Finch Pine Siskin -Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: October 16, 2008 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru at wiktel.com) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, October 16, 2008 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. Colors are wonderful in the northwest now, but the first really cold night and strong wind will bring down the curtain of fall. Migration is continuing, and we are seeing increasing numbers of summer residents on their way north. A VARIED THRUSH was reported by Dennis Weisenborn on October 11 in Moorhead, Clay County. The location was the Minnesota side of the Red River of the North across from Jack Williams Stadium. The bird was feeding on wild grapes on the river bank in an area accessible to the public. I have no information as to whether the bird has been seen again. Here in Pennington County, on October 12, there was a large influx of migrating AMERICAN ROBINS and DARK-EYED JUNCOS. Also present in our yard were reduced numbers of WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, and many PURPLE FINCHES and PINE SISKINS. Scott Kahan reported that GREAT EGRETS were still present on Anderson WPA adjoining Hamden Slough NWR on October 10. Many waterfowl and a few shorebirds were seen at Hamden Slough NWR. Thanks to Dennis Weisenborn, and Scott Kahan for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru at wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, October 23, 2008. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20081016/c1c473fb/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ mou-rba mailing list mou-rba at moumn.org http://moumn.org/mailman/listinfo/mou-rba_moumn.org
